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What modulates our Sun? The majority of science work on the principle that the Sun is self modulating and each solar cycle is a product of a random number generator. There are others that suspect the Sun is modulated by the planets with a special emphasis on Uranus & Neptune. Thanks to Carl Smith who has recently left us we have new knowledge that significantly adds to Jose, Landscheidt & Charvàtovà's work.

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August News 2014

August Update: This month saw a small increase in activity with the southern hemisphere losing ground and sharing nearly exactly 50% of the action. The speck ratio staying around the 0.6 level and overall SC24 continues to demonstrate the higher proportion of small spots to large spots during SC24, if we take away the small spots counted in passing groups the ratio would be much higher. The LSC was measured at 42.23, SIDC 74.7, NOAA unadjusted at 106.23 (prov). NOAA this month again counting less than the SIDC (by a fair margin).

The SIDC/NOAA and LSC/SIDC comparison graph showing a growing difference with the general trend continuing to rise over SC24.